Grappling with the Moral Dimensions
of Advances in Assisted Reproduction
(sz) Almost two years have passed since a single Romanian woman in her mid-60s gave birth to a daughter conceived through the use of donated eggs and sperm and in vitro fertilization (IVF). Worldwide, there was great concern about the ethical and moral implications of such technologies being used to assist a woman in her 60s, much less a single woman, to become a mother, given her life expectancy and the probability that she would not live to see her daughter reach adulthood.
Concerns were also raised about future identity issues and the child’s entitlement to information about her medical and social history, given that she has no genetic relationship to her mother. more…
From: »UBC Reports« (University of British Columbia)